Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the immediate actions that the government is looking at is developing a major public education campaign. I think this should be a high priority and one of these immediate actions, because I think when people start to realize and know that the numbers of the caribou are actually declining and where they are declining in and for what reasons, hunters and trappers will take it upon themselves to restrict their harvesting limits and they won't be shooting five caribou. Non-resident or resident hunters won't be taking the limits that they're allowed to take because people have respect for the resource that's been available for hundreds of years, and they just won't be going out there and shooting all the caribou because if they know what the numbers are like, then I'm sure hunters and trappers and northerners in general will take it upon themselves to make sure that there are some restrictions on it. So will the Minister consider going out on a full-blown education campaign to let everybody know where we stand exactly? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 457-15(4): Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2006. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 457-15(4): Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy
Question 457-15(4): Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy
Item 7: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2006
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